Suzanne Carter New Zealand Artist

Photo art friday 'All Creation' by Suzanne Carter

2012-01-28T00:02:00.002+13:00

Looking forward to linking up this week with Bonnie over at Photo Art Friday . The challenge this week was to "use three photographs and one of my textures to create a piece of abstract photo art."
So I began playing around with a number of images, actually probably more like 8 or 9. I used a cool texture from Bonnie called:- "pdpa etched in stone." This image is great to work with and gives some amazing effects.

I chose a number of images to fuse together to form one cohesive picture.I cut out the lamb from the image below by isolating it with the lasso tool. I left a few rough edges instead of cleaning it up.

Next I selected an image of a lion and cut him out of his background using the same method. I had all of these images open in Gimp.

My next image was of the girl and I left the background intact.

At this point I have worked on 4 or 5 layers , I also added a layer of an image of the seashore and a clock face and played around with the opacity and filters on each level.

Next I added in the image of a horse, after cutting him out of the background.

and the image looked like:-

So now I played around with it a bit more and added in some text:-

and a last version:-

The End.

Credit for this Image:
Girl,texture,bokeh and seashore:- http://night-fate-stock.deviantart.com/
Texture: pdpa Etched in Stone :- http://www.pixeldustphotoart.com/
Lion/lamb and clock:- http://morguefile.com/archive/

Vineyard a new work by NZ artist Suzanne Carter

2012-01-26T16:02:00.002+13:00

I have just finished my new Digital painting called 'Vineyard'. There are many verses in the Bible that speak about the vineyard in both the old and new Testament.

'vineyard' by NZ Artist Suzanne Carter avail at Red Bubble or Society6

I was just reading a really inspiring article about the Vineyard that has given me another perspective on John15 you can read the full article here

This article reviews a book called 'Secrets of the Vine' by Dr Bruce Wilkerson author of Jabez prayer.
In his book Dr Wilkerson has a conversation with a Vineyard Owner from Northern California about what happens to the vine branches that do not produce fruit.

I have always understood from reading John15 that Jesus is the 'True Vine' and God , The Father is the 'Vine Dresser' but I have also thought that every branch that does not bear fruit is cut off or taken away

"Dr Wilkerson shows in an insightful way that the words "takes away." This Greek verb, airo, actually means "to lift from the ground," "to lift so as to carry," and "to carry off." The translation "takes away" suggests cutting off, but in Greek literature, airo never means "cut off." "Lifts up" or "raises" is more correct in terms of vinedressing.

In his book, Secrets of the Vine, Dr. Bruce Wilkinson has a conversation with a vineyard owner from Northern California, who says, "New branches have a natural tendency to trail down and grow along the ground, but they don't bear fruit down there. When branches grow along the ground, the leaves get coated in dust. When it rains, they get muddy and mildewed. The branch becomes sick and useless."

Dr. Wilkinson, thinking about John 15:2, asks, "What do you do, cut it off and throw it away?"

"Oh, no," the vineyard owner replies, "the branch is much too valuable for that. We go through the vineyard with a bucket of water, looking for those branches. We lift them up and wash them off. Then we wrap them around the trellis or tie them up. Pretty soon, they're thriving."

Are we not more valuable to our Vinedresser than branches in a vineyard? Certainly! So how does our Vinedresser lift us up?

You can read more of this article at :-

http://www.sabbath.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Library.sr/CT/ESSAY/k/4362/subj/passover/Vinedresser.htm#ixzz1kO56Bqfg

Philippians 1:6 "being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ."

Into the Blue by NZ Mixed Artist Suzanne Carter

2012-01-25T10:13:00.001+13:00

Just finished working on a new painting 'Into the Blue'. It is inspired by the story that is told in Song of Solomon and is part of a series that I am doing on Intimacy and worship. I am sharing this with Texture Tuesday over at Kim Klassen's

Into the blue by NZ Artist Suzanne Carter Avail at Red Bubble or Society6

Credits for this image:-
Stock images:-http://night-fate-stock.deviantart.com/
Background:http://www.kimklassen.com

Ravished Heart by NZ Artist Suzanne Carter

2012-01-24T11:51:00.000+13:00

I have just finished a new painting called 'Ravished Heart' It speaks about the love God has for the believer as she grows in mature and obedient love.

'Ravished Heart' by NZ Artist Suzanne Carter avail at Society6

'Ravished Heart' is based on the verse in Song of Solomon 4:9-10 that says:

"You have ravished my heart,
My sister, my spouse;
You have ravished my heart
With one look of your eyes,
With one link of your necklace.
1 How fair is your love,
My sister, my spouse!
How much better than wine is your love,
And the scent of your perfumes
Than all spices! "

"Jesus has found satisfaction with the believers love. She has ravished His heart, causing His heart to rejoice over her.
There is a glance of the eyes between lovers that communicates the bond and the deep affections of the soul and can only be interpreted by the loved one, a stranger cannot interpret it.

In the first chapter of Song of Solomon the "maiden" extols the King's love more than wine and yet now for the first time the maiden has given back to the King as much love in return. Now the king extols her love as better than wine."

Wine in the bible symbolises Joy

Psalm 104:15

"And wine that makes glad the heart of man,
Oil to make his face shine,
And bread which strengthens man’s heart.

"The King is saying that the Bride's love is greater joy to Him, that it is itself the delight of His heart"

David prophesied of this great love between the believer and her God in Psalm 45:6-9

6 Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;
A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
7 You love righteousness and hate wickedness;
Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You
With the oil of gladness more than Your companions.
8 All Your garments are scented with myrrh and aloes and cassia,
Out of the ivory palaces, by which they have made You glad.
9 Kings’ daughters are among Your honorable women;
At Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir.

The Queen is clothed in gold, this represents the Divine and the likeness and glory of Jesus is seen upon her.

Excerpts from 'Bible Studies for the Preparation of the Bride' by Bob and Rose Weiner.

Credits:-
model:- http://faestock.deviantart.com/
Texture:- http://inthename-stock.deviantart.com/
Brushes:-http://obsidiandawn.com/

The lost coin in luke 15 by Suzanne Carter NZ Artist

2012-01-21T22:40:00.001+13:00

Today I was reading and reflecting on the Parables that Jesus taught in Luke 15 about the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the lost son.
I was really struck in the parable of the lost coin, how the woman lit a lamp and diligently swept the house until she found that coin and then she called all her neighbours to rejoice with her that she had found her lost coin.
It says in Luke 15:10 "in the same way, there is joy in the presence of God's angels when even one sinner repents"

'He gives His Angels charge over you' by Suzanne Carter NZ Artist avail atSociety 6

Then tonight I received my daily devotional from Neil T Anderson, Author of the book 'Victory over the darkness' among many others, and he said:-

January 21

A HIGHER PRIORITY

Romans 8:14

For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God

Two significant events in my life brought into clear focus the priority of relationship over achievement. Before being called into the ministry, I worked as an aerospace engineer on the Apollo program. I will never forget the day the lunar lander touched down on the moon. This bold headline dominated the front page of the Minneapolis Star : "Neil Armstrong Lands on the Moon." It was an achievement I was proud to be part of.

But the really big news came months earlier on page 7 in the third section: "Heidi Jo Anderson, born to Mr. and Mrs. Neil Anderson, Northwestern Hospital, March 12, 1969." That may not sound like big news to you, but it was to her mother and me. Heidi totally took over my den and captured an entire shelf in the refrigerator. She altered our sleeping pattern and restricted our social calendar. But she was ours to hold, to hug and to care for.

What does God care about moon shots? They are deeds to be outdone. Somebody will always come along and do it better, faster and higher. What God cares about is little people like Heidi Jo Anderson because they will be with Him forever.

The second significant event in my life was receiving my first doctoral degree. But it turned out to be one of the most anticlimactic days of my life. I heard no applause from heaven, and I don't believe my achievement added so much as an asterisk to my name in the Lamb's Book of Life. I was a child of God before that day and I was still a child of God afterward.

But what happens in heaven when one sinner repents? Applause! Why? Because a relationship with God is eternal, while earthly achievements last only for time. Have you sacrificed the eternal to gain the temporal? Have you ignored personal and spiritual relationships in your pursuit of human achievements? Relationships must always have a higher priority than temporal achievements.

Prayer: Lord, amidst the busyness of my schedule and clutter of my possessions, help me cherish and nurture my relationships today.

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Daily in Christ with Neil Anderson

Hebrews 11 by Suzanne Carter NZ Artist avail at Society 6

I am really touched by this word tonight as I can see where I have elevated achievement over relationship at times in my life. I am so grateful to God for His word that He shines His light on our hearts, I am thankful for the relationships that I have and that these are the only truly eternal things in my life.

Blessings

Photo art friday Hydrangeas by Suzanne Carter

2012-01-21T21:33:00.005+13:00

Glad to hook up with Photo Art Friday again this week. The challenge this week was to use the number 3 , I also used one of Bonnies texture backgrounds called 'Dappled Dawn 1'

I added this texture over my image at about 50% opacity and set on difference. I then used a neon filter which gave me a sketch affect and changed the hue, until I got the effect I wanted.

I have so enjoyed looking at the awesome Photo Art that has been submitted to Photo Art Friday this week, I think I was meant to create an abstract image and I didn't oops! I am off to create an abstract and will add in later.

Original Image:

Photo Art Friday, Hydrangeas by Suzanne Carter NZ Artist

Image with texture. Placemats and Hydrangeas make 3 plus three chairs.

Photo Art Friday, Hydrangea's by Suzanne Carter NZ Artist

This version I ran through a pixelate filter and adjusted until I was happy with the effect.

Next I ran the image through an HSL filter and selected difference mode.

Then I put the image through a heat map filter and I still haven't abstracted it,lol!

Check out all the great Photo Art Entries at Photo Art Friday

In 2012 Suffer the Children to Come to Me by Reeni Mederos:

2012-01-17T23:13:00.000+13:00

Reeni Mederos:
In 2012 Suffer the Children to Come to Me

Through the Voice of the Innocent

The Lord says, "Suffer the little children and lead them into My presence. I am calling them to come to Me. I am awakening your youth and it will be from the mouth of babes that I will speak; I will speak to them through dreams and visions, and they will encounter angelic visitations from My throne room. Through the voice of the innocent, whose minds are fresh and new from My heart, they will speak and declare the oracles of the Lord at the least expected times, but they will hear and they will say what is from My heart. They hear My voice and they see My face, for My Kingdom belongs to them and I have opened their eyes to see Me.
"Watch the children in the peculiar things they will do that will astonish you and inspire you. I have already chosen them and anointed them. Watch them as they play, watch them as they grow, watch them as they speak, watch them as they sing. For they will prophesy out of the honesty and purity of their hearts and they will restore hope to the downcast and to nations at unrest. I will give them a dream and they will say, 'Mommy, I had a dream last night.' I will speak to them and they will say profound words of wisdom that you know can only come from above. You will know it is not their natural minds. It will be divinely inspired by Me and I will anoint their words."

A Higher Frequency of Hearing

"They will manifest what I say in their art, in their speech, in their songs and in their dreams. For I have given these little ones a higher frequency of hearing the sound of My voice. The sounds of Heaven they will hear in their hearts during this time are untainted by this world. For it is the pure in heart that shall see Me, and they do see Me. It will be imperative to guard their pure hearts, to guard their pure eyes, to guard their pure ears. I have consecrated them and I have set them apart for Me, for My purposes and for a specific work. Each one is unique with a different virtue, and I will begin to reveal to you, parents, grandmothers, aunts and uncles, what is their special and specific endowment from on high.
"For I send a commission to the parents to guard their purity in an impure world and to guard their precious hearts, but I have also put a guard upon their lives so that they will be nurtured by My voice, by My love. Do not forbid them to speak, for I have something to say through them at specific times. Stay alert to them and listen to the words of wisdom that I will flow out of their mouths that will be too intelligible for them to speak from their natural minds. I have increased the ability to perceive upon this generation of children, and their discernment will far surpass even those that refuse to hear My voice. I have chosen them as a representation of My heart for you to see Me through their eyes and through their unconditional love."
God's Heart is Like the Heart of a Child
"Yes, My heart is like the heart of a child, and I choose to speak to them and through them face to face. Come and learn from them. Let the little children be your teacher in humility and in kindness, in forgiveness and in unconditional love. Let your heart be revived and blessed by them. They are My gift to you!
"Come as a little child, like them, that I may reveal to you what is to come and that you may partake of My divine nature in the purity and simplicity of childlike faith. Follow the example of these little ones into the journey of My heart. Become a little child again to Me. Lay aside every weight that blinds the pathway and highway to the realm of My holiness. For without holiness no one shall see the Lord, and I have ordained praise upon their lips so that they can easily see Me and be with Me even while they are here on this earth. Honor them as I have honored you and cherish the gift of purity they will teach you with," says the Lord.

A Call to Return to Innocence

In 2012, God is calling all of His children, young and old, to come and sit at His feet so that He may reveal and speak to their hearts, one on one. It is a year of action to return to innocence and to allow the spirit of innocence to wash away every defilement of the enemy and every false thing that would infiltrate and contaminate. It is through purity that we will see clearly and see the Lord face to face.
God's people have become weary as the enemy attempts to rob the innocence of the Church, but the Lord is saying it is through His purity that we will be strengthened as He imparts to us confidence to come boldly to His throne, because of the Blood of the Lamb, to face God with our imperfections. The only power in Heaven and on Earth that could ever make us pure is the power of God's love which was demonstrated on the Cross when every drop of Blood cried out, "INNOCENCE, INNOCENCE! They are innocent because of My Blood!"
The Cry of a Child

It is the "cry of the child" in the heart of God that cries out for us. It is His Blood that continues to cry out for our purity and innocence as He continues to cleanse us so that we can come to Him face to face on a daily basis. It is the cry of the humble child that He longs for, knowing that we need Him and can't live without Him, without His nurture, or without His tender care. The Lord is saying, "Don't let the enemy steal your innocence and your purity, for I have purchased it with My Blood. Even as you see the signs of the times, children being abducted and violated, the enemy has targeted the innocent and the pure in heart of the land because it is the very opposite of His nature. Innocence and purity are the cry of My heart, and it is the very nature that I reflect that the enemy cannot stand.
"The enemy hates the purity of your children and the purity of your own heart. He hates the innocence of the Kingdom of God. His mission is to pollute, corrupt, defile, violate, kill and destroy everything that resembles the Kingdom of God. BUT, I have protected you! I have covered you! I have given you eyes of discernment and ears to hear what is pure and what is right. I am guarding your children. I am guarding your childlike heart. It may seem that your childlikeness has been buried, but I see your heart, and as you come to Me, I will uncover the beauty of the cry of the child that is deep in your soul. You have been longing for Me and I have heard the cry of your heart. It was never lost, only temporarily hidden. The enemy cannot take you away from Me or out of My heart. He can only take what you give him permission to take. I paid the price for your life and you belong to Me. I will never leave you or forsake you."
Innocence of Heart: A Weapon of War
There is a generation of little children that God is raising up that are unique, different, creative, innovative, inspiring, witty, insightful, and who speak with wisdom beyond their years. Even as Jesus grew with wisdom in His childhood, He was growing in the supernatural power of God and learning to listen, practicing His gifts and spending time with the Father in prayer, praise and in innocence. Jesus knew there was something different about Himself just as your own children will know there is something different about themselves, and their curiosity will increase. They will ask questions about their identity. They will be drawn by the Holy Spirit in mysterious ways that will be different from generations past.
The Lord is saying, "Because they have been born in an era of increasing adversity, your children, young and old, will learn to become strong and overcome every adversity. I will make their innocence of heart like a weapon of war. I will teach them how to make adversity to be their best friend, to use it for their advantage like a warrior of war. They are a generation that will not run away and cringe with fear when they see the enemy come, but I have given them divine courage and resilience to walk into the enemy's camp and take the spoil. I have raised them up as deliverers to save a generation from the enemy's violations. They will intervene like an army that comes like a thief in the night to snatch the innocent from their captors"... (click here to read the rest of this word).

Warrior Bride by NZ Artist Suzanne Carter

2012-01-17T13:48:00.001+13:00

Warrior Bride, inspired by the verse in Song of Solomon 6:10 that says:- "¹⁰ Who is she who looks forth as the morning,
      Fair as the moon,
      Clear as the sun,
      Awesome as an army with banners?"

Warrior Bride by Suzanne Carter available at Red Bubble

Credits for this Image:

Model:http://faestock.deviantart.com/
Horse:Keegan Jewell photo by Larissa Allen @
http://larissaallen.deviantart.com/
Background & Space: http://night-fate-stock.deviantart.com/

Bin Laden Accuracy by Lisa AJ CookeDoyle

2012-01-17T09:24:00.001+13:00

I was reading this word again this morning and found it very impacting! It was given in April 2011 and some aspects have already come to pass, Bin Laden being one thing, but there is so much encouragement for this season that I have re-posted it.

The Importance of Prayer and Intercession
God has been and is pouring out His Spirit upon His Bride, His Church, in a very powerful way, much like the Day of Pentecost – except redefined for today! It is time to run, and run well within your calls and destines to help people and release them to help as we all seek His face in intimacy. In this place of intimacy, we will all be like early warning devices for God in ways that lead us to intercession. We will be like warning devices for the Lord – with anointing to help lessen the severity of both spiritual and earthly storms, in many circumstances and situations. Now is the time to run our races and to run them well.

Joel 2:28-32 "And it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions. And also on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days. And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: blood and fire and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and awesome day of the LORD. And it shall come to pass that whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved..."

At the first of this year, God said to run for Him, and that it was time to go, teach, impart and release others to become "Early Warning Devices" for the Lord themselves as God is pouring out His Spirit on all flesh. If we stay in divine intimacy with God and allow Him to impart His wisdom and His understanding, then we can be led just as Elijah demonstrated (see James 5) by withholding rain and then releasing rain once again upon the earth. As he "was a man with a nature like ours," we can take faith by those demonstrations to help pray to lessen the severity of earthly storms, and yet glean through God's wisdom, the understanding of the parallel spiritual significance of such storms as they are coming and will continue to come.

These "Early Warning Devices" are all of you, the saints of God, moving into prophetic intercession with anointing to stop the raging seas, to dissipate the violent winds, to help lessen the seismic activity, and so much more. Also, it is important to yield at this time to the "still small voice of the Lord" and allow His voice to guide each of us so we may stay in His protected care, even in times of war, tribulations and extreme weather patterns that are only growing in severity. Do not be alarmed, stay in peace and remember back to 9/11: As you research, you will find miraculous stories of God's grace interworking in individual lives that day that kept many from their daily routines, whether work or play.

God has told me to continue to pray to lessen the extreme forces of the impending natural disasters and to continue in a heightened manner to pray to shield, protect and seal the saints of God in God's arms of love and in His protection through the Passover Blood of Christ.

The days of preparation are over, things have shifted and the time has come where this is now about true life and death issues and learning to listen to God, to be still and know that He is God, and then to know when to stay or when to go, which will come in peace with divine wisdom and in God's perfect timing. (I know God is speaking at those levels, His Word clearly says so in Joel 2 and Acts 2.)

Stay true to God, and know that His Word tells us that He does nothing unless He reveals it through His prophets. Friends, please understand that as I write this it is not to offend anyone but to enhance one's thinking about how to manage the words of calamity that are everywhere about destruction and not guidance. My job is not to just foretell tragedy, natural disasters, rumors of wars, etc., but to reveal these things with the intent of hope, to help each of you to pray to help lessen the degree of loss, and to encourage each of you to seek out what God would say to you individually, as God is pouring out His Spirit to not just a few but to all those that say "yes" to the call.

So I try, as I write of these things, to still bring a "message of hope" in the times we are in. We are all in need of peace with understanding of the times and seasons we are in, and God's wisdom to guide and the ability to know His instruction. I believe in the days ahead that God's direction will come quickly, and He will provoke us into action if we allow Him to. That can save our lives, or with a call to partner in prayer, can save the lives of many. The "prayers of the saints" can and have withheld tsunami waters back, lessened seismic activity, and have caused divine intervention to be given to those within a danger path – divine grace shifting them to another place of safety at the right time so they should live and not die.

So yes, I believe in the power of prayer and in the divine guidance of the Lord, and I believe today in the workings of the covenant of grace here on earth. I believe this nation is still in God's good graces in so many ways. I believe that God has said that we are entering into a time of extended favor of God, and that translates to us (His children), who have answered His call and said "yes" to the invitation of the Lord.

This invitation, as we accept it, will allow us to enter into what God has told me is the "The Beginning." What we need to know right now is that we have the opportunity of choosing to "partner" with God during this most unprecedented time of favor that He is extending to His saints that will allow us (the United States) to become a part of "history in the making."

Great Change Coming – Winds of Change

In this article, I speak directly about a time upon the earth where God extends His blessing and the miraculous, which brings "Great Change – the Winds of Change"; this includes unprecedented favor, healing, deliverance and anointing to overcome the hardships of the yesteryears, and the ability to enter into the goodness of God in the tomorrows that are to come and also in the presents/presence of today.

My intent is to bring hope that God is on the Throne and that the "tears and the cries of the saints" are and have been heard by God and that the time of the evil taskmasters in many ways is coming to an abrupt end (doors open that no one can shut, as God's exposure is being unveiled all over the earth). Here I share specific revelations and the dates I received them:

Revelation received April 23, 2011: The other night, as I was abruptly awoken and stirred to rise, I tried to get up, but when I did I began falling side to side and back and forth. If you would have seen me on camera you would have thought that I was in the middle of an earthquake falling back and forth from one wall to another. Believe me, I have been heavily praying that God would significantly lessen the seismic activity and also tame the tornadoes. God told me tornadoes in the natural are a supernatural sign, specifically this year, that would mark the beginning of the "Great Winds of Change." Those tornadoes would be a sign in the natural that would be a parallel in the spirit and would mark a definite, strategic signpost on the prophetic timetable.

Revelation received April 4, 2011: In those "Winds of Change," God's justice will be SWIFT, and it will come and is coming like a raging fire. I see a fire hail storm. I see large, very large, tornadoes that are both black and white and carry these GREAT WINDS OF CHANGE. Yes, there will be harm and there will be devastation, but this time period will also carry a message of hope to God's children that it is time for sudden, sovereign change.

During this time, God has and is sealing His saints in protection, bringing divine order, blessing them financially, while supplying divine safety nets for those that have gone astray and yet are lassoed by God through prayers of family members to protect, shield and bring the prodigal sons, daughters, wives and husbands home and to set the captives free. There are armies of angelic hosts all around the world, occupying around us to protect us, to shield us, as Psalm 91 states.

There is also a call and an announcement of the Lord upon the earth at this time, and that call says this: "Amnesty." In that amnesty, there is given to us God's signet ring, which gives us the authority to pray and remove and to invalidate the prior decrees that are not of God and are not of good report that have been placed upon individuals, churches, ministries, businesses, governments, geographic areas, etc. – and to now exchange those prior decrees with new decrees that release the saints who are sealed "for such a time as this."

The Time of Justice Has Come

Revelation received April 23, 2011: For it is now time for God's justice to fall upon the earth, and for His kids and His warrior Bride to be accompanied by the armies of the Lord, for they are being sent to fix all things that must be fixed and finish all things that must be finished. For the gavel of the Lord has been raised and brought down, and it is time for justice so that God's children will be released, healed up, resourced, prepared and sent. It is time for God to clean house and to weed out the bad and replace with what is good, right and pure.

The time has also come where God is intervening and opening the Books of Remembrance of His Church and His saints. He is divinely intervening so that the fulfillment can come for His Kingdom and for each of us, through fulfillment of dreams, visions and realization of purpose and destiny. You are in God's Book of Remembrance, and it is time for those "suddenlies" of the Lord to come to those that have been sacrificed in many ways as modern-day martyrs, to those who have been champions of faith, and to those that have championed God's love and His truth.

The Time of Exposure Has Come

Revelation received April 23, 2011: A positive thing that parallels the shattering truth of the violent wind that has raged throughout our country is that God said He was coming with "His Winds of Change" – and He is exposing the truth that has been hidden, and He is bringing exoneration and help to His kids. He has said to me that the time of the harsh taskmasters is over. Even with these current and violent army of twisters that are occurring today, God is also working parallel in the Spirit to loose the saints from the grasp of the enemy. He told me, "The sleeper has awakened," meaning His Church at large.

It is time for the Church to arise and take her rightful place. No longer will God tolerate the abuse of those that oppose His children, and no longer will the ruthless and the proud hurt those who cannot fight. Vengeance is the Lord's, and we must posture ourselves in a way to let God champion us. In doing so, we must find that safe place in intimacy with the Lord and humbly go to Him, and say, "Here I am, Lord. I submit to You all these things that have gone unresolved because of the extreme opposition that we have faced."

Yes, this nation is still very much so under the covenant of grace, yet the winds of change are here and there is no going back.

In prayer, God said to me the word "Enough." We must look at our lives and see where there are relationship issues and purposely ask the Lord what to do; we must ask Him to intervene, to help rebuild what is good, pure, true and holy. The rebuilding that is coming is after the shaking. The shaking must come so that the rebuilding can follow, and no man, woman or child is exempt. We have entered into a time in the prophetic age of the Church where, yes, there is still grace working within those who have accepted Christ, but the government of God has dropped the gavel and what was open has closed or is about to close for good.

As other prophetic voices have stated along with myself, and even the scientific community is beginning to warn, we are to expect more earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic activity, tornadoes, hurricanes and perhaps early flooding this year; more mine-collapsing, more bridge-collapsing, and perhaps further nuclear issues will result from the things that are coming, in order to shake things up so that truth can be known and exposed. These things are coming, and this is a wake-up call from Heaven; we need to pray for this nation and our governmental leaders and other world leaders as well, because the King of Glory is coming. It is time that we as individuals and those that are leaders, recognize the divinity and providence of the Lord and of our King of Kings.

Those who are the evil taskmasters and have abused God's sheep (His kids) and killed for sport and so much more, those are the "veils of deception" that are coming down; God is avenging His kids and the world is taking notice at all levels. We all are coming out of the "Age of Slumber" and into the beginning of the end. Now, I do not speculate on what that end is, as there are many chapters in God's book, so I will not read into that, but I will take note at the severity of the word and what in the natural we do know. We do know this: "The Church and the sleepers are awakening for such a time as this."

During this time, the shaking will break free what previously was not exposed, and no one right now can escape the divinity of God and His sovereignty. I believe that the Holy Spirit has said that those who are guilty of crimes, whether war crimes or corporate crimes, will be exposed. I see serial killers and those evil warmongers who oppress the weak and like to torture innocent victims exposed. I know God is coming, and He is avenging the innocent that have been hurt, harmed and violated.

The Gavel Has Been Slammed Down

Revelation received April 23, 2011: God's wrath has been loosed and we will begin to see more fully the unveiled truth that was once shielded but now known. I believe God said that we will see the exposure of "the evilness and true motives of individual hearts." There are those things that are right that the enemy has tried to bring down, but has not been successful against, that will come into a sudden, sovereign favor of God almost overnight. Those ministries and or businesses lost, as once so thought, will be resurrected and made right and whole once again through God's justice and His providence.

I pray often for a hedge of protection around God's kids and to seal them for such a time as this. I say prayers to free those who are imprisoned within bodies that do not work or minds that do not think right. I pray that MIAs would be found, released and divinely healed in their prison cells so that they come out of imprisonment and tell the stories of how the Lord came with His glory and brought peace and healing and helped keep them safe from further harm or neglect.

I pray that our enemies would be found, like Bin Laden (more on him below) and his allies, and that God would expose those who are not as they seem they are. The enemy has tried to close God's Churches and His parachurch ministries, and the enemy has tried to kill, steal and destroy covenant relationships within marriages, within leadership teams, within families, and within non-profits that set out to help the "greater good." He has loosed a great spirit of Civil War within this nation where brother is against brother and sister is against sister.

Those who have been the harsh taskmasters, the evil rulers and the heads of state worldwide, who have abused God's sheep and killed for sport, who have spilled innocent blood for play, who have lied purposely for personal gain, seduced and killed and so many other things so that they may have greater riches, control and power that bring with it oil, diamonds, and mineral rights – they are put on alert by God the Father, and the heavenly hosts are waiting and watching for the command of the Lord, for the gavel has come down and God has said, "Enough!" Those are the veils of deception that are coming down. God is avenging His kids, and the world would do well to take notice at all levels of those things transpiring in the natural through war, extreme weather patterns, celestial events, etc.

God said to me boldly and in a tone that shook me, "This is the end of the beginning." I hear these things to pray for and to watch out for, so as not to lose covenant relationships, nor be duped in investments, and then I pray specifically for these key places that God has put within my heart: individuals, corporations (business, investments and banking with true values stated and no things omitted), families (brothers and sisters in the Lord included), friends, loved ones, marriages, alliances. Praying for government is huge, and those who lie will be found out here in this country, and in England, Egypt, Costa Rica, Brazil, and in Spanish-speaking agencies and countries.

I also just heard the word "balderdash," which means senseless talking or writing, and nonsense. It reminds me of when God changed the languages because of the tower of Babel.

The Time Has Now Come

Revelation received April 23, 2011: I know this, that a death angel is being loosed, and this one in particular along with those that ride with him are not just about physical death, but death of fortunes, death of relationships, death of family, of those that abuse God's sheep and kill, rob, destroy, etc. There will be death and exposure to those that hate America and who are trying to make her fall.

Revelation received April 23, 2011: Bin Laden's number is up, and I hear exposure to those military types like him who hate America and want to destroy her. Also, that death angel does not show mercy, for it will ride hard and ride until it finds the things that those guilty love the most. That death angel will do away with those relationships or prize possessions as a way to bring fiery coals upon their heads until they repent and change their ways. If they choose "No," it will get uglier for them. Remember, it is God's place to judge; ours is to pray and occupy, to help God as He leads.

On a side note: In 2002, I was watching a hilarious movie with some Christian friends of mine and God interrupted me in a major way. At that time I was always carrying a pen and paper with me as God's revelation was flowing fluently to me; it was a time of revelation and a time of scribing. The revelation came strong, and so I began to write as I was strongly compelled by God and the Holy Spirit was relentless and would not rest until I wrote the vision down.

While in the room with my friends watching a movie, I was translated in the Spirit and I saw a lady dressed much like a Pakistani woman would look I believe, with layered clothing and a veil. She walked the top of a wall that was either a wall around a city or perhaps an area, but as I saw her look to me, I heard God say, "You will find Bin Laden in Pakistan, and he is hidden well. There are those in many governments that know where he is that are on his payroll and they are paid well," the emphasis on "many governments."

That began a birthing of a key component in my own prayer life and in others' as well. The new key component that God called for was this: to pray for exposure, for the truth to come, and to root out our enemies within this nation, abroad and those plants or spies within our government or those of our allies. I prayed for exposure and truth to remove the walls of deception and to bring the truth that will stop innocent bloodshed, remove the harsh taskmasters, and protect this nation against the Judases already here and that are rooted deep within some of our allies.

God also said He was releasing anointing upon the earth to bring suddenlies that would bring wholeness, good health, and prosperity to complete our destinies and purpose; restoration, redemption, and reconciliation of divine and covenant relationships; and new relationships at just the right time that He wants us to be ready for so as not to lose them. This would come accompanied with God's favor and His resources so that we can fulfill His divine call upon our lives, which brings with it protection, position, provision and His signet ring of authority.

I prayed that the United States would carry this anointing He was releasing and that the Judases would be exposed, their evil plans thwarted, hidden agendas found out and stopped, exposure of those that call themselves our allies but are not, and exposure to those that call us friend but are really our foes. This means even within our own government, military, and even in the corporate businesses of America and abroad, and more. God's voice was clear then and is today. No MORE!

God is not a harsh taskmaster, nor does He give His kids bad gifts but only the best – and for some reason that is BIG for His Church today. We can trust God, for He is a good God.

For those of you that have lost your way due to whatever reason, I pray for you that you would have grace to forgive those that may have wounded you in God's government and to restore you to your first love as God divinely guides you.

If there are those of you reading this that have walked away, the word I have for you is "Grace, and be forgiven," and now come unto the Father through the Son and enter back into the family of the Lord. For you I particularly pray for divine intervention, so you may be gently restored and put back into work for God today, in Jesus' name, amen.

God Teaches Us to Pray in These Troubling Times

God still loves America and I know things are happening here too, but we can pray to lessen the air strikes against us and those that fight with us, with Israel and God's people worldwide, and continue to ask God to seal us all in these times of trouble. Teach us to pray, Lord, so we may know what to do and where to go if for some reason something might hit where we live. We must prepare, but I still think we are okay where we are here, for the most part, in the Pacific Northwest.

For those of you who do not have great time to spend with God as you would like, please know this: God gauges action by the intent of the heart. "Do not worry," I hear; God so loves you more then you know. Keep harvesting, as we are all called to bring in the Great Harvest; people are ready to learn, to be blessed and to be comforted in the new found hope of Christ, where their families can find refuge in times of despair and then sojourn with us (the Body of Christ) as we all navigate together in these troubling times.

I truly believe that people, whether backslidden or unsaved, are getting a wake-up call and are beginning to understand the need for God and that there is a gaping hole of despair within them. As things in the world become darker and that of greater light becomes more prevalent, then there is no more room for gray. There is a separation occurring in the natural and in the spiritual at this time. God's light and the Light of Heaven, as it moves into the earth realms, will encroach upon the darkness and cause it to be as unto nothing.

The supremacy of God and His glory cloud has and is descending upon the earth in many places and is multiplying. It is so much more prevalent and beginning to shine more brightly at this time, as it is TIME. When this occurs in the natural, we know that light encroaches upon the darkness and the darkness must retreat, thereby making way for the sunrise (Sonrise).

In writing all this, I am teaching what I can to help the Church prepare and to know what the signs are to look for and how to train yourself to hear God's voice and recognize the times and seasons, including that of what the atmosphere feels like before the extreme weather patterns occur even across the world. You all have been trained and have stored up prophetic promises, and I believe it is time to pull them down off the shelf and get busy. My goal is to help motivate, edify, and encourage you and to provide HOPE amidst today's challenges, that you would first and foremost keep your eyes on the Cross of Christ and remember His commandments to love God and love one another, as the Scripture says that the law of the prophets is based upon that. Love rules.

Be Watchful

Yes, I am watching the Pacific Northwest and other places of the world, as God has called me to be a watchperson on the wall among other things, much like you. Yes, I am sounding the alarm today to each of you and it is this: Will you run for God this year and in the year that follows? Are you ready to discover what it is like to be an ordinary person living an extraordinary life? Are you ready to run in the gifts and the talents that God has given to you? And finally, are you ready to fight the good fight of love – with God's royal, lavish love for His Bride, meaning you and me, and everyone else who is God's child?

Much love and rich blessings for each of you and all whom you represent. Let today be a turnaround day for each of you so that your own lives and those of your families now turn and overcome the obstacles in the miraculous favor of God. "For it is time" for the saints to not only prevail but to enter into the call of unity and to move into extreme discipleship of the Lord where we will be shielded, protected, cared for, resourced, loved, favored, honored and respected. For those behind closed doors that were once shut to the Gospel of God – this is for you, my friends, and for your family, friends and loved ones.

So let us run with God, and let all of us let go AND LET GOD! Bless you, and may God bring you all you need and so much more.

Lisa AJ CookeDoyle

Head Intercessor, The Elijah List

Email: lisacooke888@aol.com

Impacted by two lives well spent

2012-01-16T21:44:00.001+13:00

I hope you dont mind me sharing but today has been one of the most impacting days of my life. I went to a funeral today for Alexis Still. Alexis and her boyfriend Krisjan went to Arise Church where we go as a family. Alexis was killed 9 days ago in a hot air balloon accident that killed 11 people. At 19 Alexis had lived an amazing life. She had impacted so many lives and over 1000 people at her funeral today were a tribute to that. Krisjan's father read out a beautiful letter that Krisjan had written to Alexis 4 days before the balloon trip. There was not a dry eye in the place as we heard of his love for her and how he believed that God wanted them to be together forever.
Alexis's father honored Krisjan, as he had helped Alexis to get out of the basket and jump,giving her the best chance at life that he could and to a mother who stayed with them and covered them with blankets in the paddock where they lay. All of the other people were tragically burned to death.
I was challenged by their lives today, to love God and to love people and to make every single day count.

Photo of Alexis Still and Krisjan Jordaan by Graeme Mathews

New digital painting 'The pursuit' by Suzanne Carter

2012-01-13T00:23:00.001+13:00

My new digital painting 'the Pursuit' , inspired by Song of Solomon and the call to the Beloved 'to come away' The Bride hears the call of her Beloved and she leaves all to follow Him.

The pursuit a new digital painting available at Red Bubble

Credits for this image:-
Model:- http://night-fate.deviantart.com/
Picture Frame:-http://night-fate.deviantart.com/
Horse:- Keegan Jewell photo by Larissa Allen. http://larissaallen.deviantart.com/
Tree:- http://night-fate.deviantart.com/

Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus || Spoken Word

2012-01-12T11:17:00.003+13:00

This is so good, Thank you God!

Hydrangeas and Placemat's by Suzanne Carter

2012-01-10T13:38:00.000+13:00

We are well into the swing of school holidays and I am trying hard to stay motivated and not give into boredom. I took some photos of these lovely Hydrangeas that I picked out of my Mums garden. Lovely Mophead Hydrangea's, she has them in delicate pink and blues!

I also just discovered that if you add bit of Epsom Salts (Magnesium Sulphate) to the water of your cut flowers they last longer. Which is cool because Hydrangeas last ages as it is.....

Then I rescued a couple of my large placemats, cutting out lots of colourful images from a stack of magazines I have. I glued them down with Modpodge but PVA would do and then varnished 3 or 4 coats over the top to protect.

and then I started a background for a mixed media painting, please excuse the terrible photo,lol!

And now back to the real world, another load of washing is calling to me, and its lunchtime!

My new painting 'Closed to the public'

2012-01-10T00:32:00.002+13:00

This is my new digital painting 'Closed to the public'. Inspired by the image of a door, enclosed with vines and the door plaque says: 'Closed to the public'
It reminded me of the verse in Song of Solomon 4:12' which says:- "A garden enclosed
      Is my sister, my spouse,
      A spring shut up,
      A fountain sealed. "

This verse speaks about the garden of our hearts and how it is to be a place of intimacy with Jesus, a place set apart for meeting with Him.

'Closed to the public ' by NZ Artist Suzanne Carter avail at Red Bubble

Credits for this image:-

Model:- http://faestock.deviantart.com/
Background:- http://night-fate.deviantart.com/
Door Image:- http://www.morguefile.com/archive/

Hot air balloon crash near Carterton kills 11

2012-01-09T13:28:00.001+13:00

We woke up on Saturday morning to the sad news that a hot air balloon had crashed in Carterton,a rural town on the East coast of the North Island.The accident had taken 11 lives. As news unfolded during the morning I felt an overwhelming sadness at the loss of these precious lives and the suffering of their families. I wondered in my heart if we would know personally anyone who had died.

My older children were all gone for the day, visiting with friends and when they returned that evening they brought the sad news that two of the people who had died were friends from Arise Church, where our family fellowships.

I only knew one of the young people, Alexis, just 19 had been a leader at 'Boost' our intermediate age youth group. She was an amazing and beautiful young woman. A talented actress and friend and she will be sorely missed. I didn't know Krishan personally but My children tell me he was an amazing young man. Our hearts and prayers go out to their families and to all those who have suffered the loss of their loved ones through this tradgedy.

Yesterday as we gathered at Arise church in Kapiti, the theme this month is 'Joy'. The God who knows all things and who knew what we would be facing this weekend, chose Joy for the month of January. It was comforting to be reminded that Joy unlike happiness is not dependant on circumstances. Joy is the fruit of knowing God, it is who He is and it is available to us in the midst of storms and tradgedy. The bible says that the joy of the Lord is our strength.

I am so comforted that the glad hearted God, is unchangeable and that He offers us refuge in the midst of the storm a present comfort to run into. I pray that all of the families involved will receive comfort during this difficult time.

http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/young-couple-killed-in-balloon-accident-video-4679172

Hot air balloon crash near Carterton kills 11

Balloon crash witness Balloon pilot 'safety conscious' Balloon disaster worst air tragedy since Erebus 11 killed in hot air balloon crash Community in shock after balloon tragedy Photographer captures balloon accident

Grieving family and friends of the Carterton balloon crash victims have left flowers at the edge of the police cordon at the scene of the accident.

Eleven people died this morning in a fiery hot air balloon crash north of the Wairarapa town, in what police have described as a national tragedy.

Two of the eleven bodies are being removed from the scene of the crash. They will be taken to Wellington Hospital's mortuary. The other nine bodies will remain at the scene overnight.

The final moments of the doomed balloon flight before it exploded were caught by nine-year-old Carterton schoolboy Ryan Beckett.

"I saw the balloon then ran back inside to get my camera," he said. After taking the pictures of the balloon, Ryan put his camera down. Moments later it hit power lines.

On one side of a police cordon this afternoon investigators were sifting through ashes in a bid to learn what went wrong. On the other side tearful people arrived at Somerset Road carrying flowers.

With tears pouring from eyes covered by dark sunglasses, a man and two women placed flowers near the road sign, followed soon after by a woman on her own.

Police said the balloon was preparing to land in a paddock after a 45-minute flight when it hit wires on a power line, causing sparking in the basket carrying the pilot and passengers.

"At this point, two of the 11 people on board, believed to be a male and a female, appear to have jumped from the basket,'' Wairarapa police area commander Brent Register said.

The balloon then made a sharp ascent, a fire ignited and the balloon plummeted into a paddock on Somerset Road, near State Highway 2.

Pilot Lance Hopping and five couples from the Wellington region have been confirmed dead by police, who have not yet released any names.

"This is a huge national, significant event. It's a tragedy as bad as tragedies get. Yes, it will affect our community here in the Wairarapa,'' Register said.

He promised a thorough investigation.

"We are continuing to work with our partner agencies, which include the Coroner's office, the Civil Aviation Authority, the Transport Accident and Investigation Commission, Dept of Labour, NZ Fire Service and Victim Support."

"We are still in the process of identifying each of the 11 people and notifying their next of kin and this process will take some time, given it requires the skills of expert Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) staff."

Register said a police family liaison team had spent the day working with some of the families of those killed, providing them with support.

"Our thoughts are with them all as they come to terms with what has occurred this morning."

One couple who died in the accident received the ride as a Christmas gift from their children.

A witness who lives on Somerset Road said she saw the balloon catch fire and ran to help.

"The two women, sisters, were on the ground in the car following the balloon with their parents in it.

"They saw it fall out of the sky."

The husband of one of the women told the witness they'd bought the tickets as a gift.

"They were just crying. Inconsolable."

The women said she heard screaming and a "commotion" outside, but thought it was excited people on the ground.

"But it wasn't. They were screaming from the balloon."

TAIC has opened an inquiry into the crash.

Investigating officer Peter Williams said they had looked at the crash site but were yet to begin witness interviews.

The investigation could take up to a year, he said.

Register said the bodies of the victims would remain at the scene overnight.

"It's a very bad scene. Some of the bodies are very badly burnt," he said.

Emergency services arrived at the scene within three minutes. All passengers were found dead on arrival.

The two people who jumped from the balloon basket were about 200 metres from the crash site.

Nathan Guy, the duty minister, took the opportunity to pass on condolences to the families of the victims.

He said it was a tragedy for "all of New Zealand".

"There hasn't been a fatality or serious ballooning event since 1998 - about 14 years, transport officials have told me."

Guy described the scene as "horrific". He visited it this afternoon. Guy didn't want to talk about what he'd seen at the crash site.

Ron Mark, mayor of Carterton, said it had been a very trying day. He thanked all of those involved.

"We're a small community and a small town. We know everybody. We know the balloonists who live among us," Mark said.

"This tragedy has hit our community deeply."

BASKET IN FLAMES

Smiles and waves from those on board the dawn holiday flight over the peaceful town turned to screams as the balloon plunged to the ground in flames.

Early Morning Balloons released a statement this afternoon, saying it deeply regreted to advise ''there has been a tragic accident", involving the company.

"This tragedy will affect many families and our thoughts and sympathy lie with the families and friends of the passengers and pilot whose lives have been tragically ended," it said.

"Our hearts go out to those affected by this tragedy."

Several witnesses watched in horror as the sedate dawn flight went horribly wrong.

Apart from Erebus in 1979, it was the worst New Zealand air disaster since an NAC DC3 crashed into the Kaimai Range near Tauranga in 1963, when 23 died.

Vineyard manager Bevan Lambess said those on board had no chance - the balloon was too high for them to safely jump.

"From a distance I saw this basket, the side of it was in flames," he said.

"It looked like something was holding it down and I thought it was ropes but it was actually powerlines.

"The top of the powerline was on top of the basket. I got to the corner and it must have released itself somehow and burned through the wires - it just went straight up in the air and obviously the whole thing just went up in flames.

"I didn't sort of believe what I was seeing. I thought there was nothing they could do to get out of there - it was too high for them to jump. I thought for sure people were going to die.''

Neil Hickland and his wife Aurea, who live near the crash site, were having breakfast when they spotted the balloon out the window.

"[Aurea] said to me: 'It’s pretty close to the powerline.'

"Then she said, 'Neil, the basket’s on fire.'

"So I rushed to the window and sure enough it was. All of a sudden the balloon and basket shot straight up as if it had been given the full throttle. When it got up about 60 odd metres they were all screaming, you could hear them.

"One jumped out and then another, they were just black figures falling, not on fire. The blaze was really going and then it drifted south and then came southwest. Then it came towards our house and it dropped at least 30 metres then went plonk straight down.

"I went to call 111 but the power was off.

"I just remember Aurea screaming and she said: 'They'll all be dead'.''

A nurse who was one of the first on the scene risked her life trying to save the lives of the two who had tried to jump clear.

Jacqui O'Connor, 38, was at the Carterton Campground on holiday with her family when she saw the accident.

Arriving at the scene, she dodged live power lines in a bid to see if anyone had survived the fiery tragedy.

She said the balloon became "like a cartoon character" as it combusted and darted around the sky before crashing.

"We saw the balloon going up and then dropping and then the basket bursting into flames, then kind of going up again," she said.

"It was almost like a cartoon character, it was just combusting. Then it had this long thin tail of smoke out the back.
It was like something off the Road Runner [cartoon], it was quite freaky."

O'Connor, a nurse at Waitakere Hospital in west Auckland, and her nursing friend Annette jumped into a car and rushed to the scene.

"There was just ash on one side where the balloon was, and a good 100 metres away were two people."

A woman whose farm the two people who jumped landed in was doing CPR, and there were live powerlines strewn across the paddock.

O'Connor heard a woman about her age make a phonecall saying: "Mum and dad have been in a hot air balloon accident, they've hit power lines and they're dead."

The dead couple, believed to be from the Wairarapa, were aged in their 60s.

TIGHT KNIT COMMUNITY

Lance Hopping was safety manager for Balloons over Wairarapa, event organiser Jonathan Hooker said.

"He was very safety conscious," Hooker said.

"It's obviously tragic for balloonists and balloons everywhere. It's a very tight knit community. All the balloonists know each other."

Ron Mark said that "everyone knows everyone" in the town, and many people had lost friends.

"At this stage we're aware some of them are local people, from the Wairarapa and we fully expect there will be people from outside the district, as it is the holiday period," Mark said.

"Whoever the people are they will be well known in the community, widely known and they will be personal friends."

A large news media contingent has gathered at the edge of State Highway 2 but little of the accident is visible from the roadside.

The balloon flights leave at dawn to catch the calmer weather, and usually end with a champagne breakfast at the Wild Oats café.

Power was cut to about 3800 customers following the accident.

Powerco Chief Executive Nigel Barbour said the company’s thoughts were with those affected by the accident.

“We wish to extend our deepest sympathies to the families and friends of those who died in this morning’s tragedy,” he said.

Supply was cut around 7.20am, after the balloon contacted overhead lines. It had since been restored to all but two customers.

Powerco and its lines partner Tenix made the line safe for emergency services and would remain in attendance to assist.

- © Fairfax NZ News

Windows, Keys and Doors by Paulette Reed

2012-01-07T12:47:00.002+13:00

Paulette Reed:
Windows, Keys and Doors

Righteousness – Peace – Joy

In seeking the Lord regarding what He would like to reveal about 2012 (see Amos 3:7), I found myself in awe of His goodness and mercy. He is faithful and true as our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Heaven is His throne and the earth is His footstool. Truly, His Kingdom is righteousness, peace and joy (Romans 14:17). If we notice any of these Kingdom keys missing during our journey with Jesus, it's crucial to stop and find out how the enemy stole the keys. Then, ask the Lord to restore them to our heavenly key chain, as they give us access to the Kingdom of God... on earth it is in Heaven.
The joy of the Lord is your strength, beloved. So, do not lose your joy or you will lose your strength. And, what about peace? Well, peace is foundational in our Christian walk. The peace of the Kingdom is deep and everlasting – nothing on earth can shake it or take it. We lean not on our own understanding, but trust, trust, trust in the Lord. As all things are being shaken, including individual lives, churches and homes, as well as the religious, political, social and economic systems of man, we must believe that it's all preparation for the inauguration of the Kingdom of God, an unshakable Kingdom (Hebrews 12:28). Therefore, we remain peaceful in the midst of the storms. And yes, these storms may include wars and rumors of wars, famines, earthquakes and other calamities.
Perhaps as gross darkness covers the earth (see Isaiah 60) a worst case scenario question will help us arise and shine and stay focused on our Savior, the Light of the world.
Justice
In 2012, one major move of God will be justice! This year and beyond we will see more and more radical justice from Heaven released on earth. Perhaps we do too much binding and not enough loosing... God backs us from Heaven for both. We're moving into unprecedented manifestations of the Lord's "year of favor" and are about to experience seasons of "doing" justice by "being" justice. In other words, mature sons and daughters will simply reflect the character of Christ and go about their Father's business.
In regard to this insight, I recently had a vision of scrolls. The amazing part was that they were continuous scrolls, unrolling from Heaven to earth. May this remind us that we are to continuously "live out" Luke 4:17-18 which reads like this in the New Living Translation: "The scroll of Isaiah the prophet was handed to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where this was written: 'The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free.'"
Micah 6:8 states our earthly purpose succinctly: "What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?" (NASB). And, if I may paraphrase Matthew 25:40, it's all about Jesus: "I AM the homeless sleeping under the bridge. I AM the hungry starving day by day. I AM the abused, the drugged, the poor and the prisoner. I AM the I AM.
Mother Teresa shared great wisdom as she "did" justice on the earth. Here's a quote of hers: "We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty. There is a terrible hunger for love. We must have the courage to recognize it. The poor you may have right in your own family. Find them. Love them."
Let's make love our greatest aim in 2012... and beyond. Holy Spirit was left on earth to do the rest.
Miracles
We will see more and more extraordinary miracles on earth, which are simply a manifestation of Christ's love.
And God has appointed in the Church, first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then MIRACLES, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, various kinds of tongues. 1 Corinthians 12:28
Enough said.
Windows, Keys Doors
I keep hearing three words over and over for 2012: windows, keys and doors. I will share briefly here, but Holy Spirit will provide individual revelation throughout the year. You will begin to see these three words – windows, keys and doors – on books, magazines, billboards, etc., and you will not be able to get away from the Lord's prompting to search them out.

• WINDOWS
Heaven's windows are opening wide,
For those who brought Me offerings and tithes
I am about to create a landslide.
Blessings will flow from the top of the mountain
Down to My people, flow like a fountain,
For I am about to rebuke the devourer,
Run My people into My strong tower.

Also, the 10/40 window will be open and ripe for harvest like never before in the history of mankind. We will see extreme mission emphasis in the Church, and nations will explode with the Gospel.
• KEYS
Keys from Heaven give us supernatural access to the Kingdom of God... on earth as it is in Heaven. I also see natural keys being handed to Believers for homes they did not build, new businesses, ministries and churches.
A key is a tool for opening a locked door, used mainly symbolically in Scripture to speak of Jesus Christ's victory over death and His authority over Believers, or of the need of deliverance from the imprisonment brought to human nature by sin and the law. Keys are a symbol of Jesus Christ's complete authority as seen in Revelation 3:7 (see also Isaiah 22:22). Keys are a symbol of Jesus Christ's ultimate victory over death and Hell as seen in Revelation 1:18. Keys are a symbol of satan's ultimate defeat as seen in Revelation 20:1-3 (see also Revelation 9:1). Keys are a symbol of Jesus Christ's authoritative ministry through His Church as seen in Matthew 16:19, usually understood as illustrating how God's forgiveness is made effective through preaching the Gospel. They are also a symbol of living faith as seen in Isaiah 33:6 (see also Matthew 13:52).
• DOORS
John 10:9 tells us that Jesus Christ is the gateway – the door – through which we must walk in order to reach God. We will see more and more testimonies, messages and books about open doors (portals) to Heaven. A door is also a symbol of opportunity as seen in 1 Corinthians 16:8-9 (see also Genesis 4:7; Hosea 2:15; Acts 14:27; Colossians 4:3; Revelation 3:7-8). We see the door opened in answer to prayer in Matthew 7:7-8. We see the door as indicative of imminent arrival in Matthew 24:33, and we see the door as the entry to the coming Kingdom in Matthew 25:10-12 and Luke 13:23-25.
Angelic Visitations
We will experience more angelic visitations as we experience more earthquakes. These angels will camp around those who fear God and will serve Believers in Christ as they do God's bidding on earth as it is in Heaven (see Matthew 28:1-2; Psalm 34:7-8; Hebrews 1:4; Psalm 103:20).
The Plowman & The Reaper
Some of us have been seeing prayers answered within 24-48 hours. It's an amazing time to be alive!
In 2012 we will see the turnaround between seedtime and harvest speed up to such a degree that as soon as the seed is planted it brings forth. The magnitude of the harvest we are entering is seen in Amos 9:13, which says: "'Behold, days are coming,' declares the Lord, 'When the plowman will overtake the reaper...'"
May 2012 be your "LEAP" year!
Great Company of Women
The Lord will continue to raise up and release a great company of women in accordance with Psalm 68:11. The Great Commission is a command for 100% of the army of God... not 50%. We rejoice at the promise brought forth in Joel 2:28-29 that announces the new way God will be doing things. Peter declared that the prophecies of Joel were fulfilled on the day when the Holy Spirit anointed the Church with dunamis for ministry. From that day forward, ALL Believers would have the anointing of Christ for His service.
The Lord gives the command; the women who proclaim the good tidings are a great host. Psalm 68:11
It will come about after this that I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind; and your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. Even on the male and female servants I will pour out My Spirit in those days. Joel 2:28-29
Governmental Perfection & Authority
To write the number "twelve" in Hebrew, they wrote two Hebrew letters: yod-beth. These signify the hand (outworking) of the household in harmony under divine authority.
Twelve is the number of governmental perfection. Twelve is the number of the Church, both the old covenant Church of Israel founded by 12 physical fathers (the 12 sons of Israel) and the new covenant Church founded by 12 spiritual fathers (the 12 apostles). In the Old Testament there were 12 patriarchs from Seth to Noah (before the flood), and 12 from Shem to Jacob. Twelve persons were anointed by God for government: Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, Ithamar, Saul, David, Absalom, Solomon, Jehu, Joash, and Jehoahaz.
Eleven is the number of imperfection, disorder, or being out of order. Jacob had only 11 sons remaining at home after Joseph was lost and presumed dead. This portrays a measure of disorder. Only when Joseph was found and reunited with his brethren was there the order of divine government – the number 12.
The number 12 has a relationship to rule, along with multiples of 12:
• 12 pillars were erected at Mt. Sinai (Exodus 24:4).
• The product of 3 (perfection of divinity) x 4 (the number of the earth).
• 12 tribes of Israel (Genesis 49:28).
• There are 12 months in a year.
• 12 statues of oxen held up the water basin in Solomon's temple (1 Kings 7:25).
• God selected 12 men to conduct the census (Numbers 1:2-16).
• For 12 days, 12 princes of Israel brought gifts to the sanctuary (Numbers 7:10-83).
• There were 12 spies (Numbers 13:1-15).
• Jesus was 12 when He questioned the scholars in the temple (Luke 2:41-49).
• We see 12 legions of angels in Matthew 26:53.
• 144,000 servants of God – 12 x 12 (Revelation 7:4).
• 12 gates of the New Jerusalem (Revelation 21:12).
• 12 foundations of the Heavenly Jerusalem (Revelation 21:19-20).
• The Tree of Life in the new creation will bear 12 kinds of fruits (Revelation 22:2).

Paulette Reed
Prophetic Arrow Ministries
Email: info@propheticarrow.org
Paulette Reed is a powerful preacher, prophetic minister, encourager, and author. The Lord recently sent her to serve in Texas. She is a full-time revivalist/evangelist. Her passion is to share the love of Christ and unite people to the inexplicable love of our Heavenly Father, exhorting them to arise and shine! Paulette loves to see God's people awakened and proclaim the active extension of the Kingdom on earth as it is in Heaven. She ministers in the revival anointing accompanied by revelatory ministry, healing, miracles, signs and wonders.

'Love Sick' by New Zealand Artist Suzanne Carter

2012-01-06T21:58:00.003+13:00

A new digital painting of a vintage girl and the words say "I am My beloved's and His desire is for me" This painting was inspired by the thought that I am God's child and this is my true identity. I am loved by Him and this is the anchor of my heart, it holds me steady through every season of the soul.
I am loved by Him and His desire is toward me. I am loved and I'm a lover, this revelation keeps my heart no matter what is going on in my external world. Whether I increase in fame, honor or glory in the eyes of men. This is who I am.

Credits for this image:-

Backgrounds: http://www.kimklassencafe.com/
Background : http://inthename-stock.deviantart.com/
Border: http://inspyretash-stock.deviantart.com/
Vintage Model: http://creativesouls.ning.com/group/freevintage...

Your Love Never Fails -Chris Quilala / Jesus Culture

2012-01-06T00:18:00.002+13:00

I have listened to this song so many times tonight. I am so grateful God that Your love never fails! Earlier tonight I found myself humming the words " You turn all things together for good"

The last year has been a roller coaster for our family, it felt at times like a fire-storm had raged over us, but I know and trust that God is faithful and the promise He has given me is this:

"He will turn all things together for good for those who love God and are called according to His purpose"

So when my husband injured himself in 2010 and carried on working in his building company until the point of near collapse saw him have to give up work at Christmas 2010. He was off work for nearly all of 2011 and finally had a total hip replacement in August.

In the January and before we knew the extent of his hip injury Richard applied for a number of jobs because we knew he couldn't carry on running our building company. One of the jobs he applied for was as a ' Carpentry Tutor' at a Polytechnic. We were excited about this job and prayed and felt assured that this was going to be his job. He made it down to the final three but then he didn't get the job. We were disappointed but surrendered it to God, trusting Him for the perfect job at the right time.

Meanwhile a trip to the specialist left us reeling, Richard would need a total hip replacement and 3-4 months of rehabilitation, in all probability he couldn't return to the building trade.

August came and the operation and then weeks of painful rehab and learning to walk again. Week by week he got stronger and the pain began to lessen slightly.

Prints available at Red Bubble

November and I was sat at our dining room table feeling sorry for myself and wondering how God could possibly turn this for good. Richard had been a builder all his life, it was all he knew and was qualified to do. We had been without an income for nearly 12 months and to say things were getting tough was an understatement.

I looked down at a full page ad from a Polytechnic offering building and carpentry courses. They said the Government was going to inject millions of dollars into the sector over the next 3-4 years to cope with the rebuild after the Christchurch earthquakes and the shortage of Tradesmen to do the work.

Just then I hear a whooping and yelling from upstairs and my first thought was that Richard had fallen out of bed, but the yelling was too happy. I ran upstairs to be met round the corner by my husband yelling and crying at the same time.

The man who had interviewed him at the beginning of the year had just rung him and offered him a job, the job he had missed out on. God was turning all things together for good.

We gathered the children sat them down in the lounge to give thanks to God, tears flowed as we prayed and thanked God for His faithfulness and the realisation that if Richard had got the job at the beginning of the year he couldn't have done it, we didn't have the full information then, but God did and He knew the perfect timing.

Maybe you have gone through some hard things as well, or maybe you are in the midst of the storm right now. I just want to encourage you hold on. God will turn all things together for good in our lives and His love never fails.....

Inflatable sharks cruising New Zealand skies

2012-01-04T17:45:00.000+13:00

Inflatable sharks cruising New Zealand skies
By Hayley Hannan

A Hamilton man who lost his inflatable shark toy on Christmas Day believes it floated all the way to Christchurch.

Since Christmas, missing remote-controlled inflatable Air Swimmer shark toys have been spotted in the skies across the country.

Hamilton resident Brian Thompson lost his 1.44m helium-filled shark toy before his grandchildren even had a chance to play with it.

The shark was a surprise present for his grandchildren, and he'd taken pains to import the toy from China and inflate it in secret on Christmas morning.

"I left it over the kitchen table for when they came in, I was going to scare them with it. I went up to do my Christmas wishes on the email and when I came down it was gone. I thought someone had actually stolen it for a start-off, but then I realised no one would do that because my wallet was still there."

He believes the crafty toy wound its way through the kitchen, lounge, up a flight of stairs and across a bedroom before leaving through the bedroom door.

The sharks can be left on a neutral buoyancy weight by placing plasticine on their noses, leaving them floating in the air before using a remote control to move them up, down or sideways.

Once lost, he promptly set about asking around for the missing toy with a "nice smile and sad eyes."

"It was Christmas morning and I was going around asking the neighbours, had they seen a shark swim by, and they get weird looks on their faces."

Mr Thompson also posted a 'missing shark' listing on Trade Me, since which he has had more than 600 emails "ribbing" him or telling of fellow shark losses and sightings.

"For the $80, I suppose we've had a lot of laughs and a lot of humour about it, but it really brassed me off to lose it."

Another Hamilton resident, who lives on the outskirts of the city, contacted Mr Thompson to share his own story of a lost shark.

The man had blown up the shark in his garage and said the inflated toy made its way out through five rooms before heading out to the wide unknown.

Mr Thompson now believed his own helium-filled toy could have migrated down to Christchurch, where a flying shark toy was sighted by a pilot one day later at 2000 feet.

"I understand it's been seen over Christchurch. It was lost at about the same time. They're cunning characters, these sharks."

Civil Aviation Authority spokeswoman Emma Peel said she had received one report of a floating shark toy on Christmas Day.

"According to the report we received, an aircraft on approach into Christchurch at 2000 feet got an estimated 100m from it."

She the plane was 5.5 nautical miles south of Christchurch, and did not get close enough to the shark to change the flight path.

She said the sighting would not be investigated as it was not of particular worry to pilots.

Although this was the first incident involving an inflatable toy, Ms Peel said the authority has dealt with a number of incidents in the past involved inflated items.

"We've had examples in big cities where maybe car dealers build quite large things, floating off their sites, and we have had instances of those breaking free. And often you see a mass helium balloon release, and pilots have reported sighting flocks of those going past."

Ms Peel warned any owners seeking lost sharks to contact police.

Multiple sharks have been reported missing in the New Zealand Herald column Sideswipe, one of which was last seen flying over Pukekohe, heading for the west coast.

The column also reported a sighting by a pilot on the Wings Over New Zealand Aviation Forum, where a shark was spotted about 1500 feet above Hamilton city several days after Christmas.

- APNZ

By Hayley Hannan

New work 'Far above rubies' by Suzanne Carter

2012-01-04T02:31:00.001+13:00

This is my new digital painting 'Far above Rubies'

'For her worth is far above rubies' available at Red Bubble

Credits for this image:-

Model:- http://creativesouls.ning.com/group/freevintageimages
Background:-http://inthename-stock.deviantart.com/

Border:- http://inspyretash-stock.deviantart.com/

How he loves us by Jesus Culture

2012-01-04T01:28:00.000+13:00

I love this song by Kim Walker and Jesus Culture, 'How He loves us' we are made complete by God's love and once we have tasted this love we are ruined for anything else.

New vintage digital painting, 'Better than Wine'

2012-01-03T23:38:00.004+13:00

A new digital painting based on the verse from Song of Solomon that says "Kiss me with the kisses of Your mouth for Your love is better than wine"
When we have tasted of God's love we will never be satisfied with the wine of this world. His love never fails, His grace never fails, and it never ends.....

You can buy this print at Red Bubble

A new painting "Better than wine"

Credits for this image:-
Background:- http://www.kimklassencafe.com/
Background:- http://inthename-stock.deviantart.com/
Model:- Free Vintage Images @ Creative Souls
Border: http://inspyretash-stock.deviantart.com/

You can buy this print at Red Bubble

'Angels Promise' a painting for my sister

2012-01-03T21:04:00.001+13:00

This is my entry into Texture Tuesday over at Kim Klassen's. and Photo Art Friday

'Angels Promise' called because she was born on Christmas day. I always loved her name, but not so much her. Promise belonged to my sister Anne, who loved her and doted on her until she left home, when she left her behind at Mum and Dad's farm. Then 'Promise' became Dad's horse, he did everything for her and so everyone was so sad when she had to be put down this year. She had reached a grand old age, and the years did not improve her temper, well toward me that is. She knew how to be sweet when she wanted to.
I have been thinking about what to get my sister for Christmas and as usual with a big family and a tough year in many ways, money is tight. I decided to hunt for a photo of Promise and see what I could do with it.

'Angels Promise'

My weekly picks from Pinterest

2012-01-03T20:00:00.000+13:00

Source: piccsy.com via Donna on Pinterest

Source: iheartfaces.com via Donna on Pinterest

Source: flickr.com via Donna on Pinterest

Source: dailybunny.org via Donna on Pinterest

Source: weheartit.com via Donna on Pinterest

Source: heart-space.tumblr.com via Donna on Pinterest

New painting 'Under the shadow of Your wings' by NZ Artist Suzanne Carter

2011-12-31T22:45:00.002+13:00

Just messing around tonight and I am unsure of the finished product but here are a few snapshots of what I have been doing.

Original mixed media painting 'Under the shadow of Your wings'

Under the Shadow of your wings2

'Under the shadow of Your wings 3'

'Under the shadow of your wings 4'

I would love to know what you think, do you like any of these versions, or none. Feel free to leave me a comment.